Examines whether unemployment among the aged and failure to use their availability effectively is part of a cost that could exceed the benefits of removing them from the labor force. They challenge the conventional wisdom that young workers benefit from the removal of the aged from the market place. (JOW)

Although the dominant trend is concluded to be retirement at earlier and earlier ages, the amount offree choice involved is unknown. Older workers should not be considered apart from other workers. Unemployment is most severe among older men. (SD)

Based on an extensive search of the available literature on older workers and their problems, this monograph provides a careful assessment of this literature and highlights some areas where additional research is needed. This report examines demographic changes likely to influence the size and characteristics of the older worker population in the…

The study reported here examines the employment-related problems of older workers and develops a research and development strategy for future federally funded projects. Following an introductory section, the content is in fifteen chapters. The first chapter covers a number of critical policy issues and the second concentrates on job-related…